Sheffer Fund Artist Panel Receptionat FAC Dickenson Gallery

Please join us for a special two-day program bringing together artists, scholars, spiritual leaders, and community voices to explore the sacred images of New Mexican santeros that form the heart of the collection cared for by the FAC. Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5-6:30 p.m. A reflection on the spiritual, artistic, and cultural dimensions of these works and their enduring place in the devotional life of the American Southwest with panelists: James Córdova, Moderator — Associate Professor of Art History, University of Colorado Boulder. Colorado College Innovator-in-Residence, Gathering Place co-curator Claire Farago — Professor Emerita of Art History, University of Colorado Boulder Melanie Yazzie — Professor of Printmaking, University of Colorado Boulder Charlie Carrillo — Independent Scholar and Santero, Santa Fe Doreen Durán — Descendant of the historic caretakers of the Durán Family Chapel, Talpa, NM Fr. Juan Romero - Retired Catholic priest and author Friday, Sept. 25 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Keynote with Claire Farago, Professor Emerita, University of Colorado Boulder. Reception to follow in Smith Family Gallery. Come explore who owns the past. From the mid-eighteenth century, in addition to importing religious art from Mexico, New Mexico produced its own altarpieces and individual devotional panels depicting Christ, the Virgin, and saints. Sponsored by the generosity of the Paul Frederick Sheffer Fund for Roman Catholic Studies